CRAIG hysteria hit town when the Big Brother winner arrived in York to switch on the Monks Cross shopping centre Christmas lights. Scouser Craig Phillips attracted thousands of young screaming fans to the shopping centre to hear his new Christmas single
Yorkshire folk have a reputation for being insular. Nevertheless, York has taken a Sunderland lad to its heart, making Berwick Kaler its most popular adopted citizen. Now, Harrogate is doing likewise with a fellow pantomime dame, gangling Scotsman Alan
York City have been given a major lift ahead of tomorrow's visit of Shrewsbury Town with the news that midfielder Christian Fox has been given the all-clear to resume training. After undergoing key-hole surgery on his knee in October it was later revealed
No quick fix is the stark warning issued by York City's returning hero Mark Bower. The young centre-half is gearing up for his 'second coming' for tomorrow's visit of Shrewsbury Town to Bootham Crescent tomorrow. During his three-month-loan with City
POPPLETON Tennis Club have gained high marks for their work in coaching youngsters. The Lawn Tennis Association have given the club the second highest rating it is possible to achieve in the system which assesses the standard of facilities and coaching
YORK City's famous five came back from the dead to win through to the last eight of the Worthington Fives competition. The York Five booked their place in the next round of the national five-a-side tournament with a 7-6 victory over their Kidderminster
A TIME capsule containing a fascinating glimpse into the history of a York church has been unearthed in the city. No one knew the time capsule - hidden away nearly 100 years ago - existed until builders renovating Trinity Methodist Church, in Monkgate
St John Ellis brings his star-studded Doncaster Dragons squad to Huntington Stadium tomorrow with a warning from York Wasps coach Lee Crooks. The Dragons recorded an aggregate win of 106-9 in their two encounters against the Wasps last season. That included
TEDDY the Tawny owl almost became a flood victim - but was saved from a watery grave by a compassionate passer-by. The man spotted the owl in the middle of a giant lake of water at Wheldrake, perched on a submerged tree stump with its tail already in
Coach Lee Crooks believes honesty is the best policy as he leads his York Wasps team into the new Northern Ford Premiership season. The former Great Britain prop forward is refusing to make any wild predictions ahead of Sunday's big kick-off against Doncaster
THE Prince of Wales is to make a "substantial" donation to the Archbishop of York's fund for flood victims, it was revealed today. He was touched by the plight of those affected by the flooding during his recent visit to York. The Evening Press wrote
Jude Kelly and Stephen Mear's re-invention of Singin' In The Rain could not have been more successful. When it rains it pours, the saying goes, and to prove it, the West Yorkshire Playhouse production went on to West End success this year and has now
Britain's most performed living playwrights, Sir Alan Ayckbourn and John Godber, launch their latest plays next week. From Ayckbourn comes his new family musical show, the time-travelling Whenever, at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough. From Godber
Steven Berkoff has the face of a Wanted poster, his hypnotic eyes following you around the room. No wonder he is so drawn to bad guys. Tonight and tomorrow at York Theatre Royal, this maverick of British theatre will be playing a box of bad eggs in Shakespeare's
YOU may already have been here in your dreams. This is a land of fantasy, adventure and discovery, a place where those dreams become reality. This is where cartoon characters spring to life, where a pink fairytale castle topped with gold glints in the
Jennifer Morrison, Matthew Davis, Joey Lawrence and Anson Mount form the leading players in a disposable cast from straight-to-video hell for this unwanted, unwarranted sequel to Urban Legend, the tacky horror show that wholly failed to create a legend
WOODHOUSE GRANGE Cricket Club have awarded club stalwart Fred Mason with a club life membership. Mason has played in no fewer than six decades for Grange and now gives his time coaching junior cricketers at the club. The veteran made his debut back in
YORK Rugby Union Club supporters' group the Quality Street Gang are in Sevens' heaven. The side has won the International Social section of the prestigious Dubai Sevens. The York-based squad were beaten in last year's final and vowed to return to the
GARETH Dobson will resume his York Wasps career in the same position he finished it last season - at scrum-half. Dobson, who was on loan at Huntington Stadium last term from Castleford Tigers, was given his first taste of the half-back role during Garry
Eleanor Keeler has earned one of the Guiding movement's top awards in a surprise presentation. Eleanor, 11, from Copmanthorpe, hit the headlines earlier this year after helping to save her dad's life when he collapsed at home from a brain disease. She
